Economic Agglomeration and the Development of Cities in China

The book conducts a comprehensive study on urbanization and the development of cities in China. It provides detailed and systematic evidence on agglomeration effects on the urban labor market and industrial development. It studies the impact of economic agglomeration on the urban labor market and industrial development. It concludes that agglomeration will not only promote employment and incomes for workers, but also accelerate the growth of manufacturing and service industries. This book emphasizes the importance of increasing economic agglomeration and encouraging the free flow of production factors across regions in achieving coordinated development among regions. This book also provides policy implications to other developing countries in its conclusion.

Contents:

• About the Author
• Introduction
• Why Do Big Cities Rise: A Literature Review
• Spatial Distribution of the Manufacturing Industry in China since the Reform and Opening Up: Roles of Globalization, Economic Agglomeration, and Economic Policy
• Economic Agglomeration and the Employment of Urban Workers
• Economic Agglomeration and the Income of Urban Residents
• Manufacturing Industry Clusters in China: Data, Method, and Spatial Distribution Characterisatics
• Economic Agglomeration and Cluster Effects in Urban China
• Urbanization, Urban Development, and Structural Transformation
• Conclusions
• References
• Index

Readership: Academics, undergraduate and graduate students, professionals, and policymakers interested in urbanization, spatial distribution of economic activities, and the performance of urban labor market in China.